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SHOW BOX AND CARD. .No. 271,936. Pate nt'e d Feb. 6,1883.

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- bodying my invention, and the cover being broken away to show the interior of the box;

which shall be cheap, durable, and efficient;

the combination of such tongues, fingers, or

PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD SONN, OF YORK, N. Y.

SHOW BQX SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters P AND CARD.

ma No. 271,936, dated February 6, 1883.

Application filed November 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD SONN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful ImprovementsinShowBoxes and Cards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box emand Fig. 2 is a section of the same,.taken on line a; 3 Fig. 1.

The invention has for one object the construction of a sample-card or display-card and to this end one part of the invention consists in combining, with a suitable sheet of card-board or other desirable material, two or more movable tongues, fingers, or clamps, adapted to receive a necktie, scarf, or other article, and retain the same in proper position.

The second part of the invention relates to clamps with the inner face of one side of a box, as will be hereinafter more fully'explained.

Having thus setforth the nature of my invention, I wi1l proceed" to explain one construction which I have adopted for carryingit into effect.

In the drawings A is a-rectangular sheet or card, which, in this instance, is the bottom of a pasteboard box. BBare supporting-fingers, of the-same or similar material,and preferably of trapezoidal form, as shown in full lines, or they may be of rectangular shape, as indicated in dotted lines, or otherwise, as may be found best in practice, or as shall best meet the requirement of each case. These fingers are pivoted to the card atO O, and for this purpose I propose to use eyelets or some other usual or approved device which will accomplish that end. I

D is a necktie or scarf, a portion thereof being broken away to show the fingers.

By an examination of the drawings it will be readily understood that the pointed ends, or, in other words, the free ends, of the fingers, may be turned toward each other on the surface of the card, to facilitate placing a necktie over them, and that when the tie is in proper positionthey may be moved into the position shown, and thus hold it securely in place. It will also be sen that by reason of the fingers being movable they can be made to grasp and support neckties of various sizes.

E is the box-cover, which may be of any usual or approved construction-such as is ordinarily used upon boxes of this character; but in practice I prefer the form shown in the drawings, in order that after removal it may be applied to the bottom of the box in an inverted position, whereby the box maybe conveniently arranged within an ordinary show-case.

I do not wish to be limited to the useof these movable fingers for holding the articles in position, in combination with a packing-box adapted for the transportation of articles, as they may be employed in connection with a plain flat display-card or with an ornamental card; but in practice I prefer to use them in the manner indicated in the drawings. In this latter case 1 usually cover the outer face of the box-bottom with paper to hide the rivets, and thus impart a neater finish to the package. This may also be done when the fingers are applied to a show-card or samplecard. Nor do I wish to be limited to using the invention for the packing or displaying of neckties or scarfs only, it being adapted for use in connection with many other articles 0 manufacture and sale.

What I claim is 1. A sample-card having fingers or tongues pivoted thereto and adapted to be turned on the surface of the card, and to hold the articles to be exhibited, substantially as set forth.

2. A sample-card having upon one side fingers or tongues pivoted thereto and adapted to be turned on the surface of the card to hold the article to be exhibited, in combination with a layer of material secured to the opposite side of the card and adapted to hide the rivets by which the fingers are secured, substantially as set forth. I

3. A rectangular card having upon one side fingers pivoted thereto and adapted to be turned on the surface of the card, and having upon the same side projecting ed es, in cornbination with a cover, the whole constituting a box adapted for the transportation of articles held in place by the movable fingers, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEOPOLD SONN.

Witnesses:

, ABRAHAM WORMS,

HENRY GOTTGETREN. 

